New train station to ease congested roads

The Minister for Public Transport, Terry Mulder, is hoping a new train station in Melbourne's west will help ease road congestion.

A new timetable incorporating the station, at Williams Landing, near Point Cook, will start next month.

Mr Mulder says the station includes 500 car parks, taxi connections and hundreds of new bus services.

He says the area desperately needs more public transport and the new $110 million station should make a significant difference.

"Certainly this area is rapidly growing, you've only got to look around to see all the new houses springing up in this location to understand that they do need good reliable public transport and this particular project will give that to them," he said.

The so-called premium station will be staffed from first train to the last train at night and will have protective service officers.

"There are ramps, there are lifts, there are stairs, bus interchange, taxi stop, the works," Mr Mulder said.